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Do you want to teach your students about the Uniform Linear Motion?

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Fly them to the moon!

Lab4Physics comes with predesigned experiments so that physics teachers can save time on their lesson planning for class experiment days.

One of these learning activities is called “Move!” and it allows students to learn about Uniform Linear Motion (ULM) by simulating the lunar landing and analyzing position vs. time graphs of their own movements.

Here is an overview of the experiment. Please download the Lab4Physics’ app If you want to learn more. Also, don’t forget to visit our Teachers’ Portal.

Skills developed in this experiment

  • Communication
  • Collaboration and teamwork
  • Creativity
  • Critical thinking
  • Creating a hypothesis
  • Ability to analyze data
  • Analyzing and interpreting graphs
  • Problem solving

How does it work?

Using a real life scenario — the first moon landing — students will get into groups of three to do a simulation Neil Armstrong’s walk across the surface of the moon.

  • Before beginning the experiment, the teacher should create a guided or structured learning through inquiry activity that asks the students to respond to questions designed to develop their critical thinking.
  • Then, the students can get ready to do the simulation. In the courtyard of the school, students should draw a 10 meter long path, using chalk to mark out 2 meter intervals along the path.
  • Each student will have an assigned role in the group. One student will be in charge of taking measurements with the Lab4Physics Speedometer.
  • Another student, the “astronaut,” should walk along the path they’ve created, from the initial position to the final position.
  • The last student will be in charge of coordinating the walk, signalling to the first student each time the astronaut travels another 2 meters.

Speedometer

Indeed, The tool used for the measurements in this experiment is the Speedometer, which allows students to measure the time it takes for an object to travel from one position to the next. If you want to learn more about how the Speedometer works, you can read this article.

Using the speedometer, students will be able to look at the position vs. time graph and to analyze the “astronaut’s” movement immediately after they’ve finished the experiment.

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Credit: NASA

Once they’ve finished with the experiment, students will have the knowledge and confidence they need to explain different concepts related to the physics of movement, such as the trend of the position vs. time graph.

If you want to know more details about this and other experiments. Visit our webpage or download Lab4Physics from the App Store or Google Play!

We have all the materials teachers need to easily implement physics experiments in their classrooms.

Visit our Teacher Portal for more information.

Finally if you’re interested in learning more about Lab4Physics, send us a message here

10 reasons why schools love Lab4Physics

Posted on by Lab4U Team

10 reasons why schools love Lab4Physics

Lab4Physics is an educational solution designed to help physics teachers and students conduct scientific experiments in and out of the classroom. Here are 10 reasons why schools love us:

1 Lab4Physics replaces the need for schools to acquire lab equipment. Hence, schools save on the costs associated with acquiring and maintaining equipment.

2. Lab4Physics comes with predesigned experiments that are aligned with the curriculum map. Therefore, teachers can save time on lesson planning for their classes.

3. Lab4Physics helps to boost student motivation and academic performance because it allows students to take a leading role in the learning process.

4. Lab4Physics is easy to use and makes it so that learning physics is more accessible, comprehensible, and fun.

5. Because Lab4Physics helps students develop a number of fundamental skills for the 21st century, including: critical thinking, collaboration, communication and problem solving.

6. Schools receive a report on usage of the app where they can review the number of experiments completed by students, among other metrics.

7. Lab4Physics also offers professional development and support for physics teachers. The app comes with a teacher portal where teachers can find all of the resources they’ll need to plan their classes.

8. Lab4Physics allows students to experiment in and out of the classroom.

9. You don’t need an internet connection to use Lab4Physics. You only need internet once to download the app and the experiments.

10. Lab4Physics comes with 4 lab instruments that measure and generate data and graphs in real-time, without needing to wait or process anything. These instruments are the accelerometer, the speedometer, the sonometer, and the video tracker.

Want to learn more?

Then, check this awesome video to learn how students are using Lab4Physics in their classrooms:

 

School of the Madeleine shares their experience with Lab4Physics

Have we convinced you to try Lab4Physics at your school?

Finally, Send us a message here and tell us how we can help you! Or visit our webpage for more information.